![]() Paul's Honda Nighthawk Pages: Your Nighthawk(link page at http: //paulsnighthawkpages. One of the joys of maintaining this website for so many years is hearing from Nighthawk owners (literally) all over the world. Many of them take the time to send me a picture of their motorcycle, and starting back in 2. I decided to start posting them here. Grab a camera and have someone take a picture of you on your Nighthawk. Then email me using this form and I will get back to you. I don't see any DIY for the 3.8 jun bl oil catch can can anyone help me please? I look forward to hearing from you. Paul. P. S. You can also contact me here. Hi Paul, spent a couple of months trying to figure out what used bike to get for my return to riding after a 2. Watching all manner of You. Tube videos I came across drienkm's video titled "What a ride it's been" and absolutely fell in love with his Nighthawk and the trip he did out West. ![]() So I searched for a while and a kid here in town had an '8. Daniel's, up for sale on Craigslist at a price that I was willing to pay. After weeks of trying to buy the bike from him, I came to the conclusion that Mom and Dad wanted him to sell it, so he was going through the motions but had absolutely no intention of actually getting rid of it. So my search resumed, and I came across a bike for sale locally that was in need of some serious TLC. A well- enjoyed 1. She had been low- sided at least once on each side and need many bits and pieces replaced but seemed pretty mechanically sound. This was in January. I figured that I had time to get some work done before riding season arrived so I pulled the trigger. I spent a little over 5 months getting her road worthy. Brake levers, indicators, cables, bearings, tires, sprockets, chain, paint, paint and more paint. Fortunately, she was pretty mechanically sound other than what seemed like an eternity of tearing the carbs apart and putting them back together until she ran smoothly. I've been riding her for about a month now and she is just about exactly what I was looking for: Plenty of power with gradual delivery and low risk of accidental looping, handles reasonably well and feels like she weighs a lot less than the nearly 5. She still needs some bits and pieces (clutch cover, left side cover, triple- tree mount, and bars) but she's running and rides great and doesn't look too shabby (especially for a rattle- can paint job).This winter she'll get the full treatment.I've chronicled (though perhaps not in as much detail as I would have liked) the process here. here. Thanks for creating this site! Reading about the love that owners have for these bikes really helped convince me to get her! Cheers,Chris. Okemos, Michigan. Added August 1, 2. Click on all images to enlarge. Hello Paul,I've very much enjoyed perusing your Nighthawk Pages, and have been looking forward to someday submitting something for the awesome Your Nighthawk section, so here it goes.. My parent's helped some family friends build a home when I was in second or third grade, who were kind enough to let me ride their (mixed gasoline fueled) mini- bike around, all over their neighboring fields, (right after the corn had been harvested). I was so excited, that I didn't say a peep when I'd burned my leg on the motor, after jumping everything in sight, and just kept on rolling. Despite my best efforts, I simply couldn't convince my folks to ever score us a mini- bike of our own, but I never forgot that feeling. In fact, my Dad did buy me a mesh Kawasaki shirt I'm told I wore every day until it simply fell off of me, Haha. Fast forwarding, after I graduated high school, I was abroad with YWAM and Mercy Ships in a few spots, including Guinea, Africa, where our team rented a sweet Honda 9. I'd had a chance to re- learn this lost art, and I was re- hooked. Shortly thereafter, I began my first career and quickly seized the opportunity to (finally) buy my first motorcycle, a used Yamaha Seca II XJ6. I absolutely loved. Fast forwarding a bit further, while abroad in that same career (and now married and then) living in New Zealand, I owned a beautiful, used Honda GL1. I grew quite fond of. In hindsight, I wish I'd looked into shipping her back home when my one year Work Visa/Work Permit was up, but I did not. Did a road trip of much of The South Island on her, before moving back stateside though, and made some great memories throughout my stay. We started having some pretty amazing kids, blinked, and realized that over a decade had inadvertently passed since I'd last owned a bike of my own, (and renting them on vacations simply didn't seem to suffice). That's when my wife and I realized it was time for me to get back in the saddle again. After much research, including, but not limited to that of Paul's Honda Nighthawk Pages, I came to the conclusion that I wanted a classic, reliable, low maintenance, Honda Nighthawk, preferably in black, if possible. I soon found what would become my new- to- me, used, 1. Honda CB7. 50 Nighthawk, in black, on Craigslist, in New York. I test drove her, and much to my surprise, everything came right back to me, as if I'd never stopped riding. After trailering her back home to Pennsylvania, I got her PA Inspected and serviced. Admittedly, that set me back a little more than anticipated, but she's been a blast and I always like the peace of mind that everything's as it should be). Just to be safe, (though I'd taken PA's Motorcycle Safety Course, some 1. I quickly signed up for and completed PA's Return to Rider (Intermediate) and PA's Advanced Rider's Course, which were pretty fun (plus these typically earn you around a 5% discount on your Motorcycle insurance premiums, anyways). I've attached two of my favorite photographs of her so far. The first (above) is me at the Reading Pagoda, in Berks County, PA, USA, with the stock/'naked' look, aside from the black nylon (Kawasaki) saddle bags I first rocked on her. I still love the OEM look, but prefer the smoother rides gained by adding a good front fairing, and temporarily dabbled with the National F- 1. Fairing, though it's not pictured here). The second photograph is me on her, alongside a semi- local service station, for a sweet, patriotic USA pic I simply couldn't resist taking, just before Independence Day (2. This shows some of the many of the amazing upgrades (and replacements) I've managed to outfit her with, since I began this journey (around May of 2. Targa Tsunami (front fairing), Targa Air Dam (a. Givi N1. 40 Wingrack II with Y1. Universal Fit Kit and Givi E- 2. Monokey hard side cases, 3. M Knee Grips, Waterproof aseismatic GPS mount, waterproof magnetic smartphone tank bag, waterproof USB/'cigarette' outlets, battery tender port, convex round blind spot mirrors, deer warnings, centerstand, OEM tool kit & owner's manual, kickstand plate enlarger, Honda & Clymer service manuals, etc. Givi top case to follow.. Givi E4. 60. N, with Ad. More lights, backrest and luggage rack? Only time will tell. Meanwhile, someone on Facebook Marketplace gave me a nice, used Givi Monolock E3. Tour top case with backrest and Ad. More lights, which I just need the Givi Z3. Monolock Wingrack plate for). While was challenging finding some of the "unobtainium" Targa and Givi add- ons, but it's all a part of the adventure.. Arkansas, Oklahoma, Hong Kong, etc. Now my wife's hoping we may someday add a Honda CB2. Nighthawk in Tahitian Blue to our stable, for her to ride, which I think is absolutely awesome! So good to be riding again, via this trusty Honda Nighthawk. I'm told the original owner drover her cross- country, three times, which is both incredible and inspiring, if so. Thanks so much for maintaining this wonderful website and all the best. Enjoy the Ride,Nate. Eastern PA, USAAdded July 2. I’m Ken Golden, 5. Catskill mountains of upstate New York. I have been a motorcycle rider since childhood. Suffered a spinal injury in 9.I had purchased the 8.CB5. How To Install Application On Samsung Omnia 735 . SC back in 9. Kerala Single Window Trial Allotment Keam here. I decided to pull the old Nighthawk out of the shed and into the garage. It has taken me almost two years of working on it, on and off, here and there but it’s finally back on the road where it belongs. Who says you can't paint with a spray can? What a blast! The bike still runs great! It’s likely the only Nighthawk with training wheels! Peace,Ken Golden. New York. Added July 2. CB4. 50. SC Night. Hawk. My sister's first bike.
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